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Sunday, 9/9/07 "Tour Le Moss Point via La Woods Cove"Sunday, 9/9/07 "Tour Le Moss Point via La Woods Cove"Surf: Ankle Slappers Surge: Nada Swell: Nada Viz: 10 to 20+ on outer reef at Moss Point Temp: 55 Degrees Suunto Max Depth: 37' BT: 46" Buddies: Rhonda and Kevin G. Met up with my Kevin G. and my friend and new diver, Rhonda for a early morning dive at Woods/ Moss Point. Conditions were pretty stellar. Got geared up, walked into the water, donned our fins, dropped down into a surreal tropical environment. First thing I spotted was a fairly large Abalone. After hailing Rhonda and Kevin over, I fed it a kelp frond in which it reared up to receive its tasty treat. We took at 130' heading towards the outer reef at Moss Point. During our travels, we came across numereous fish, bugs, limpets, urchins, sea cucumbers, ect. Once reaching the vast walls at the southern end of Moss, Kevin discovered a Spanish Shawl as I spotted two Scorpion Fish. Viz was awesome out at the wall. I love all the rock formations and jetting structures that are so cool to explore. Knowing that we had to make it back to Wood's, we didn't spend a whole lot of time on the backside. We did a slow turn-around when Rhonda hit 1000psi. Leaving the backside of Moss taking our reverse heading, but a little deeper, I noticed yet another reef that was farther south! Oh, my body wanted to go explore, but I knew that we needed to keep on track. That reef will hopefully be explored in the very near future (this week perhaps?). We made it back to Wood's in good shape. We popped up in the center cove in which Rhonda had approximately 500psi left. Whoo hooo...not bad for a newbie! We exited the calm waters wtihout incident. Followed up the dive with breakfast at Husky Burgers. Did you know that they have closed their public bathroom, for they think neighbors (or someone) put rocks down their toilets and clogged up their sewer lines. How cruel can a person be? After breakfast, I did a solo dive at Shaw's Cove to do some Photography. Shaw's Cove 45'/ 75"/ 55 Degrees Suunto Highlights: LARGE T. Fungina, Hopkin's Rose, Moray's, baby Moray, Bugs, and....several Cockerell's Dorids that were itty itty bitty, but visible; oh...and I photographed an octopuss dancing across the sand. Photo's to be posted. Jan http://www.webshots.com/user/Artistic_Treasures ~~~~~~~~~~~~~Live to Dive, Dive to Live!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://mydivinglife.com/DiverJan http://www.socdc.com http://www.southcoastdivers.com 4:59 PM - 9/9/2007 - post comment
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Description My blog is about ...what else? DIVING and UW Photography! I dive on a regular basis off the coast of Southern California beaches and near by islands. I also like to camp and dive, traveling to Baja and Central and Northern California. On occassion, I also like to travel abroad to explore other regions. This is what my Blog is about...sharing my Passion (Obsession) for Diving! Home User Profile Archives Friends My Photo Journal My favorite Beach Diving group My favorite local dive club My favorite Beach Diving group in the Valley ie Malibu My favorite Diving News List Recent Entries - Tour De Laguna Part Deux 'Nudi and Sunflower Heaven' - San Jaun Rocks, Dana Point California - OML Rock-N-Roll/ Vet's Park - Shaw's Cove/ Wood's Cove 'Miller's Reef' x2 - Catalina Island (SCI Substitute) |